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Re: Degree symbol input
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2010 Sep 24, 08:53 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2010 Sep 24, 08:53 +1000
Paul Hirose�wrote: > > If it's necessary to avoid "funny symbols" in angles, I recommend using > spaces to separate degrees, minutes, and seconds. E.g., N12 34.5 W067 > 01.2 is pretty hard to mistake for anything but north 12 degrees 34.5 > minutes, west 67 degrees 1.2 minutes. (Or you could write N and W after the minutes.) > A sextant angle of 34 degrees 5.5 minutes could be written as 34 05.5 or, with seconds instead of decimal > minutes, 34 05 30. Although this discussion has been�enlightening in several ways, all this effort to produce�"funny symbols"�seems misplaced. �Given that they cause problems and confusion, the simple remedy is one we've been using here for a while: N12d 34m 30s, �W067d 01m 12s. Now that, I propose, is quite clear, without requiring any of those pesky�"funny symbols" that different browsers, etc, can misinterpret. Did anybody receive that expressed position in a mangled form, or find it unclear or confusing?